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These notices are dated: 09-11-2004
V.L. Gebhart, Owenton, operated medical labs
V.L. "Ike" Gebhart of Owenton was a medical technologist, a pilot and a real estate broker. None of them was his most enduring role.
His son, Tom, remembers him more as his first baseball coach and a "truly great guy."
Gebhart used to love to watch Tom from the stands when his son was a baseball and cross-country star for the Beechwood Tigers in the 1970s.
"He was the best guy I ever knew, " said Tom Gebhart. "He was my dad, but he was also the best man at my wedding."
Gebhart, 72, formerly of Lakeside Park, died Wednesday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
He worked as a lab technologist at the old Booth Hospital in Kenton County before opening Scott Medical Lab in Covington. He later opened Doctors Clinical Labs in Cincinnati and Florence.
"He liked setting the labs up more than running them, " his son said. "He wanted his places to be more friendly and comfortable than the big labs or the hospitals."
Gebhart was a Naval airplane mechanic in the 1950s and became a licensed pilot. He built his own plane, an Aeronica Chief, which he kept in the basement of his Beechwood home and flew occasionally.
Tom Gebhart was fascinated with the plane and finally convinced his father to take him for a ride one day.
"As we were coming in to land in a grass field in Union, a wind shear slammed us into the ground and the plane just folded up, " said Tom. "We walked away from it but it scared me to death."
Gebhart sold the labs and retired 1992 but kept busy selling real estate in Northern Kentucky. He was an avid sports fan who loved watching basketball and going to Spurs games with Tom when he visited him in San Antonio. He was a member of Hebron Lutheran Church. His wife, Mary Catherine Dye Gebhart, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Thomas H. Gebhart of San Antonio, and William E. Gebhart of Owenton; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Frances "Fran" Antrobus, 81, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired office worker from Donaldson Art Sign Co., Covington, and a member of Ashland Avenue Baptist Church, Latonia. Her husband, Alvin "Mike" Antrobus, preceded her in death.
Survivors include several stepchildren, step-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Swindler & Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at the convenience at the family at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Ashland Avenue Baptist Church, 2735 Ashland Ave., Latonia, Ky. 41015.
Ellen Marie Franks Buns, 96, of Walton, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired supervisor with Crosley Radio and a member of First Baptist Church, Walton. Her husband, Henry Buns, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a brother, Raymond Adams of Fayetteville, Ohio, and a sister, Lillian Abernathy of Richmond, Ind.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 47 South Main, Walton, Ky. 41094. Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling the arrangements.
Shernee Cowart, 19, of Louisville, died Aug. 31 in an automobile accident in Louisville.
Survivors include her daughter, Zianne Bouldin of Louisville; her mother, Sherry Cowart of Louisville; a brother, Gailen Cowart of Cincinnati; and sisters, Alisha Cowart and Rodneysha Cowart, both of Covington.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at Jones, Simpson & Gee Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
Virginia Susan Lyons Cunningham, 50, of Union, died Sept. 4 in Liberty County, Ga. She was a certified nursing assistant and a member of Florence Christian Church.
Survivors include a son, Nick Albers of Union; a daughter, Rene Albers of Fort Thomas; her mother and stepfather, Pauline and Don Lehmkuhl of Union; brothers, Michael Lyons and Paul Lyons, both of Florence; a sister, Ann Cave of Indianapolis; stepbrothers, Mark Lehmkuhl of Erlanger, Rick Lehmkuhl of Burlington, and Tim Lehmkuhl of Walton; and one grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Union Rice Cemetery, Union.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling the arrangements.
Levi Deaton, 88, of Melbourne, died Thursday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. He was a retired carpenter and farmer. He was a member of the Church of Christ, Newport. His wife, Arminda Deaton, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Estille Deaton of Mexico, Bud Deaton of California, Lee Deaton of Peach Grove, and William Deaton of Melbourne; daughters, Betty Reynolds of Florence, Anna Faye Stamper of Ryland Heights, and Phyllis Goetz of Erlanger; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grant's Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Myrtle Grayson, 33, of Alexandria, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth North Hospice, Covington. She was a deli worker at the former Thriftway, Alexandria.
Survivors include her husband, John Grayson; a son, James Grayson of Alexandria; a stepson, Johnny Grayson, III, of Alexandria; her parents, Wendell and Lillie Akers of Newport; her father and mother-in-law, John and Donna Grayson of Alexandria; a brother, Jesse Akers of Fort Thomas; and sisters, Patty Owens of Woodlawn, Wanda Bickers of Independence, Wendell Harris of Morehead, and Bonnie McPhearson of Newport.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Apostolic Pentecostal Lighthouse, Bellevue.
Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery. Cooper Funeral Home, Grant's Lick, is handling the arrangements.
Margie J. Hronek, 72, of Florence, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a personnel manager at Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas, and property manager at Barkley Ridge Apartments, Southgate. She was a member of the Highland Hill Baptist Church, Fort Thomas, and the Order of The Eastern Star. She was also a Red Cross volunteer, a Holy Hill volunteer, and a big sister at the Good Shepherd Home. Her husband, William F. Hronek, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Dennis Neack of Florence and Douglas Neack of Cincinnati; daughters, Diane Jenkins of Florence and Marcie Zelen of Milford; a brother, Ernest L. Lane, Jr., of Carmel, Ind.; and nine grandchildren.
Services were private and held at the convenience of the family. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy, 2655 Crescent Springs Road, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, handled the arrangements.
Vernon Snowden, 64, of Newport, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a printer for Nelson Printing Company.
Survivors include his wife, Sherry Snowden; sons, Steven Snowden and Vernon Snowden, both of Newport; a daughter, Treva Snowden of Newport; a brother, Thomas Slaven of Union; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Cooper Funeral Home, Grant's Lick. Visitation was held on Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery.
